Note: The recipe is based upon cooking on gas or electric halogen. For normal electric hob cooking it is suggested that you have one ring turned full on and one ring on medium.

1. The gas or electric on one ring turned full up.

2. Add the oil to the frying pan. Place the pan on the ring and heat until the oil is hot.

3. Quickly add in the order listed the stage 1 ingredients. Very quickly and in a circular motion press the back of the chef’s spoon into the pan bottom, effectively squeezing the pan ingredients. As the oil is so hot this takes only about 10 seconds, as you will see the onions starting to change colour. Remove from heat.

4. Then quickly add the stage 2 ingredients. Place back on heat. The spices again are pressed into the pan as before and scraped across the pan with the edge of the spoon which will stop them sticking. This is to fuse the ingredients. Do this for about 10 seconds. Be very careful not to burn.

5. Remove from the heat and add 200 ml of mild heated base sauce/gravy and stir in. Return to the heat and keep stirring until the sauce bubbles. Reduce heat to medium.